Enrollment Trends at U of Massachusetts-Lowell

The student population at University of Massachusetts-Lowell is 17,153 (12,389 undergraduate and 4,764 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 223 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at U of Massachusetts-Lowell is 72.23% which is decreased by 343 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 566 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 0.76 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

4,902 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 27.03% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,781 where 17,153 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

72.23% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.77% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 343 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 566 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.76 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in U of Massachusetts-Lowell than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Massachusetts-Lowell since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	16,930	12,732	7,776	4,956	4,198	2,240	1,958
2014-15	17,179 249	12,983 251	8,052 276	4,931 -25	4,196 -2	2,296 56	1,900 -58
2015-16	18,047 868	13,863 880	8,582 530	5,281 350	4,184 -12	2,338 42	1,846 -54
2016-17	17,849 -198	13,637 -226	8,430 -152	5,207 -74	4,212 28	2,355 17	1,857 11
2017-18	18,315 466	14,012 375	8,635 205	5,377 170	4,303 91	2,373 18	1,930 73
2018-19	18,242 -73	14,004 -8	8,605 -30	5,399 22	4,238 -65	2,359 -14	1,879 -51
2019-20	18,352 110	14,170 166	8,570 -35	5,600 201	4,182 -56	2,318 -41	1,864 -15
2020-21	18,150 -202	13,813 -357	8,148 -422	5,665 65	4,337 155	2,387 69	1,950 86
2021-22	17,597 -553	12,884 -929	7,549 -599	5,335 -330	4,713 376	2,530 143	2,183 233
2022-23	17,153 -444	12,389 -495	7,191 -358	5,198 -137	4,764 51	2,552 22	2,212 29
Average	17,781	13,449	8,154	5,295	4,333	2,375	1,958

University of Massachusetts-Lowell Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 13,449 where 12,389 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Massachusetts-Lowell since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	12,732	9,032	5,580	3,452	3,700	2,196	1,504
2014-15	12,983	9,443	5,929	3,514	3,540	2,123	1,417
2015-16	13,863	9,830	6,181	3,649	4,033	2,401	1,632
2016-17	13,637	10,019	6,275	3,744	3,618	2,155	1,463
2017-18	14,012	10,495	6,586	3,909	3,517	2,049	1,468
2018-19	14,004	10,651	6,608	4,043	3,353	1,997	1,356
2019-20	14,170	10,862	6,586	4,276	3,308	1,984	1,324
2020-21	13,813	10,637	6,283	4,354	3,176	1,865	1,311
2021-22	12,884	9,997	5,877	4,120	2,887	1,672	1,215
2022-23	12,389	9,640	5,677	3,963	2,749	1,514	1,235
Average	13,449	13,449	6,158	3,902	13,449	1,996	1,393

University of Massachusetts-Lowell Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,333 where 4,764 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Massachusetts-Lowell since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,198	1,288	755	533	2,910	1,485	1,425
2014-15	4,196	1,354	832	522	2,842	1,464	1,378
2015-16	4,184	1,261	735	526	2,923	1,603	1,320
2016-17	4,212	1,294	749	545	2,918	1,606	1,312
2017-18	4,303	1,267	706	561	3,036	1,667	1,369
2018-19	4,238	1,262	695	567	2,976	1,664	1,312
2019-20	4,182	1,250	689	561	2,932	1,629	1,303
2020-21	4,337	1,310	741	569	3,027	1,646	1,381
2021-22	4,713	1,620	899	721	3,093	1,631	1,462
2022-23	4,764	1,734	962	772	3,030	1,590	1,440
Average	4,333	4,333	776	588	4,333	1,599	1,370

University of Massachusetts-Lowell Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.72%. The percentage was 64.47% 10 years ago and U of Massachusetts-Lowell still has a high percentage of white students. 12.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.54% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Massachusetts-Lowell over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	20	1,381	940	1,264	5	10,915	317
2014-15	22	1,397	943	1,346	7	10,798	351
2015-16	32	1,531	995	1,483	11	11,047	418
2016-17	23	1,549	1,010	1,619	7	10,743	452
2017-18	23	1,756	1,022	1,718	7	10,844	463
2018-19	18	1,889	1,080	1,802	7	10,648	487
2019-20	17	1,976	1,139	1,958	8	10,483	526
2020-21	15	2,033	1,206	2,059	8	10,014	534
2021-22	12	2,074	1,260	1,983	12	9,484	554
2022-23	16	2,109	1,294	2,025	7	8,871	502
Average	20	1,770	1,089	1,726	8	10,385	460

University of Massachusetts-Lowell Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,902 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 29% of total students. The number of online students has increased 27.03% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Massachusetts-Lowell from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	17,179	3,859	3,282	10,038
2015-16	18,047	3,776	1,405	12,866
2016-17	17,849	3,870	1,709	12,270
2017-18	18,315	4,101	1,842	12,372
2018-19	18,242	4,103	1,715	12,424
2019-20	18,352	4,064	1,767	12,521
2020-21	18,150	15,729	2,231	190
2021-22	17,597	5,042	1,677	10,878
2022-23	17,153	4,902	1,746	10,505
Average	17,876	5,494	1,930	10,452

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